Dungeons are all well and good in a D&D campaign, but what happens when your party aren't out adventuring? They'll need a place to go shopping for supplies, interact with NPCs and find work from rich investors. All of these things are possible in your campaign's towns, settlements where your players can delve into their … Continue reading From the DM’s Chair: Session 11,Cinder’s Grove →

A hero is a hero, but everyone loves a good villain. It's just the way things are. Villains have elements to them that make them far more compelling than heroes can be, unfettered by the position of a main character status or the role of a hero. Their unique world view and their twisted schemes … Continue reading From the DM’s Chair: Session 10, Repose. →

We've all probably been there: you're playing a video game, you're coming to the end of the level. Finally, all of your hard-work and long sessions of thumb flicking have paid off. But, there's still one final hurdle you have to overcome, a threat greater than any before. You step into the final room of … Continue reading From the DM’s Chair: Session 9, The Ways →

Dungeons are a staple of not only Dungeons and Dragons but of gaming in general for untold years. From the moment Gary Gygax first put his thoughts to graph-paper, the concept of Dungeons have since bled out into a variety of video game series, creating small set areas full of dynamic action and exploration. Originally, … Continue reading From the DM’s Chair: Session 8, Alecto’s Cavern →

When running D&D, it's important for the players to have fun. A fact that is rarely considered alongside this is that as a Dungeon Master, you have to have fun too. The role of Dungeon Master is, in itself, a weird position. You are playing with your friends but clearly apart from them, both an … Continue reading From the DM’s Chair: Session 7, Ambuscade →